卫生统计学是一门交叉学科，既涉及统计学的理论与方法，同时还需要相关的医学知识，它将统计学的原理和方法应用于医学科研和卫生医疗事业的管理上，如研究计划、数据的分析与评价、统计预测、统计结果的表达等。生物医学中的实验研究、临床试验研究、流行病学研究和公共卫生管理等科研工作都需要统计学提供支持。卫生统计学专业拥有硕士、博士学位授予权。
教研室现有成员8人，其中教授3人（二级教授1人）、副教授2人、讲师3人，具有博士学位教师8人；承担全校研究生、“5+3”一体化、七年制、本科生、留学生等多个轨道的医学和卫生统计学教学中、英文教学任务。教研室由具有医学、数学、计算机、生物信息学等方面知识背景的人员组成，有5名博士研究生导师（均为硕士研究生导师），具有良好的教学和科研条件，为培养硕士、博士研究生提供了良好的学习和发展平台。
教学工作
卫生统计学教研室承担多个轨道本科的《医学统计学》课程的授课任务，其中临床、麻醉、口腔、影像、护理、儿科等专业各28学时理论课，药学专业4年制、临床药学专业5年制各48学时理论课，临床“5+3”一体化、于维汉班各48学时理论课，基础5+2、伍连德班各48学时理论课、本科留学生（全英文）40学时理论课；承担2个轨道本科的《卫生统计学》课程的授课任务，其中预防专业72学时理论课和28学时上机实习课、公共事业管理专业60学时理论课和20学时上机实习课；曾承担2个轨道本科的《卫生信息管理学》的授课任务，其中公共事业管理专业48学时理论课和8学时上机实习课、卫生监督专业24学时理论课和12学时上机实习课。卫生统计学教研室还承担全校博士研究生、硕士研究生、研究生留学生（全英文）等的《医学统计学》的授课任务，以及本科生的毕业实习指导。
主编国家级规划教材6部、副主编10余部，参编国家级规划教材30余部。其中2000年主编卫生部规划教材《卫生统计学》，2008年主编卫生部“十一五”规划教材《统计分析在医学课题中的应用》，2013、2018、2024连续主编《医学统计学》第6、7、8版，2025年并列主编《卫生统计学》第9版。建立了丰富的教材建设经验。
科研工作
长期以来，学科都具有稳定的科研方向和课题，与多所大学附属医院及其他临床医院、多家疾控中心、各级卫生部门、医药单位等有密切的联系与合作，参与了大量的统计咨询工作，具有丰富的科研课题设计、数据处理与分析的经验；学科的主要特色是统计学方法的研究与实际问题相结合，数据分析与计算机应用相结合，在高维数据分析理论与方法、医学人工智能、临床试验统计学方法、医院医疗质量综合评价与因果推断和慢性非传染性疾病统计学方法等多方面进行研究工作；学科在国内具有领先地位。
近年来，教研室共获得国家自然科学基金项目21项，国家科技支撑和重点项目子课题5项，累计科研经费超1000万元；发表学术论文约300余篇，其中SCI论文100余篇。
对外服务
医学试验不同于一般的理化试验，由于最终的试验结果要用到人体身上，必须保证试验结果的可靠性和科学性。由于生物的变异性和复杂性，试验容易出现虚假的结果。我国新药临床试验规范（GCP）明确要求，新药临床试验必须有具有临床试验经验的生物统计专业人员自始至终参加，以保证试验的科学性。
目前，卫生统计学教研室由医学、数学、计算机三方面知识背景的人员组成，熟悉新药临床试验规范，有完整的SOP和很好的团队，作为医药企事业单位可借用的外部资源，直接提供如下咨询与服务：
1. 统计设计
2. 数据管理
3. 数据处理与统计分析
4. 统计报告撰写
代表著作
卫生统计学教研室蒋知俭教授主编了供全国高等学校医学研究生用卫生部“十一五”规划教材《统计分析在医学课题中的应用》第1版。
李康教授主编了人民卫生出版社供基础、临床、预防、口腔等医学专业用国家级“十二五”、“十三五”、“十四五”规划教材《医学统计学》第6版、第7版和第8版主教材及其数字化教材，副主编了人民卫生出版社的供研究生用的国家级规划教材《医学统计与科研方法（第1版）》和供预防医学专业用的国家级规划教材《卫生信息管理学（第1～2版）》；
刘美娜教授主编了人民卫生出版社的供预防医学专业国家级规划教材《卫生统计学（第9版）》，副主编了卫生管理及相关专业用的国家级规划教材《卫生管理统计及软件应用（第1版）》、科学出版社的供临床专业用的国家级规划教材《医学统计学与SPSS软件实现方法》第1、2和3版；隋虹教授副主编了人民卫生出版社的供心理学及相关专业用的国家级规划教材《心理统计学》；刘艳教授副主编了《医学统计学》第8版数字化教材。
人才需求
一、热爱祖国，遵守国家法律法规，具有良好的道德修养和职业素质，拥有较高的学识水平，有创新意识和团队协作精神，身心健康的专业人才；
二、博士学位，在卫生统计学或数学领域有前瞻性思维和实践能力，可推动学科发展的专业人才；
三、学科造诣深厚或具有发展潜力的海内外高层次专业人才。
学科建设
卫生统计学专业所属的国家二级学科为流行病与卫生统计学，本学科现为黑龙江省重点学科、211工程重点建设学科，拥有硕士、博士学位授予权。卫生统计学是一门交叉学科，既涉及统计学的理论与方法，同时还需要相关的医学知识，它将统计学的原理和方法应用于医学科研和卫生医疗事业的管理上，如研究计划、数据的分析与评价、统计预测、统计结果的表达等，生物医学中的实验研究、临床试验研究、流行病学研究和公共卫生管理等科研工作都需要统计学提供支持。
IntroductiontoDepartment of Health Statistics
Health statistics is an interdisciplinary subject that integrates statistical theories and methods with relevant medical knowledge. It applies statistical principles and methods to medical researchworkand the management of health care servicesfield, encompassing research planning, data analysis and evaluation, statistical forecasting, and the presentation of statistical results. Statistical support is essential for various research endeavors in biomedicine, including experimental research, clinical trial studies, epidemiological research, and public health management.Health statistics has the right to confer master's and doctor's degrees.
TheHealth Statisticsdepartment currently has 8 faculty members,includingof 3 professors (including 1 second-level professor), 2 associate professors, and 3 lecturers. All 8 faculty members hold doctoral degrees. The department undertakes the teaching of medical and health statistics in both Chinese and English for multiple academic tracks across the university, including postgraduates, "5+3" integrated program students, seven-year program students, undergraduates, and international students.
The department is composed of personnel with knowledge background in medicine, mathematics and computer science,has 5 doctoral supervisors (who also serve as master's supervisors). It is equipped with excellent teaching and research facilities, providing a robust platform for the education and development of master's and doctoral students.
Teaching
TheHealth StatisticsDepartment is responsible for delivering theMedical Statisticscourse to undergraduates across multiple tracks. The course structure varies by major:
²28 theoretical hours for majors such as Clinical Medicine, Anesthesiology, Stomatology, Medical Imaging, Nursing, and Pediatrics.
²48 theoretical hours for the 4-year Pharmacy program, 5-year Clinical Pharmacy program, "5+3" integrated Clinical Medicine program, and Yu Weihan Class.
²48 theoretical hours for the 5+2 Basic Medicine program and Wu Liande Class.
²40 theoretical hours (taught entirely in English) for international undergraduate students.
Additionally, the department offers theHealth Statisticscourse to two undergraduate tracks:
²72 theoretical hours plus 28 computer lab hours for Public Health majors.
²60 theoretical hours plus 20 computer lab hours for Health Services Management majors.
Previously, the department also taughtHealth Informatics Managementto two undergraduate tracks:
²48 theoretical hours plus 8 computer lab hours for Health Services Management majors.
²24 theoretical hours plus 12 computer lab hours for Health Supervision majors.
Beyond undergraduate teaching, the department deliversMedical Statisticsto doctoral students, master's students, and international postgraduates (taught in English). It also supervises undergraduate graduation internships.
In terms of textbook development, the department has led the compilation of 6 national planned textbooks, served as associate editor for over 10 national planned textbooks, and participated in the compilation of more than 30 national planned textbooks. Key achievements include:
²Compiling theHealth Statisticstextbook (Ministry of Health Planned Textbook) in 2000.
²CompilingApplication of Statistical Analysis in Medical Research Topics(11th Five-Year Plan Textbook of the Ministry of Health) in 2008.
²Successively compiling the 6th, 7th, and 8th editions ofMedical Statisticsin 2013, 2018, and 2024.
²Co-compiling the 9th edition ofHealth Statisticsin 2025.
These efforts have built extensive experience in textbook development.
Researching
The department maintains long-term, stable research directions and projects. It has established close collaborative relationships with affiliated hospitals of multiple universities, other clinical hospitals, centers for disease control and prevention at all levels, health authorities, and pharmaceutical institutions. The department provides extensive statistical consulting services, accumulating rich experience in research project design, data processing, and analysis.
The department’s research is characterized by the integration of statistical methodology research with practical problems, and the combination of data analysis with computer applications. Key research areas include:
²Theory and methods of high-dimensional data analysis.
²Medical artificial intelligence.
²Statistical methods for clinical trials.
²Comprehensive evaluation of hospital medical quality and causal inference.
²Statistical methods for chronic non-communicable diseases.
The department holds a leading position in these fields within China.
In recent years, the department has secured 21 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and 5 sub-projects under national key technology support programs. The total research funding has exceeded 10 million yuan. The faculty has published approximately 300 academic papers, including over 100 papers indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI).
External Services
Medical trials differ from general physical and chemical experiments. Since trial results are ultimately applied to humans, their reliability and scientific validity must be guaranteed. Due to the variability and complexity of biological systems, trials are prone to producing misleading results.
China’s Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines explicitly require that clinical trials of new drugs must involve biostatistics professionals with clinical trial experience throughout the entire process to ensure scientific rigor.
Comprising experts with backgrounds in medicine, mathematics, and computer science, the Department of Health Statistics is well-versed in GCP guidelines. It has established comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and a strong team, serving as an external resource for pharmaceutical and medical institutions. The department provides the following consulting and services:
1. Statistical design.
2. Data management.
3. Data processing and statistical analysis.
4. Compilation of statistical reports.
Representative Publications
²Professor Jiang Zhijian compiled the first edition ofApplication of Statistical Analysis in Medical Research Topics, a textbook for medical postgraduates nationwide (Ministry of Health "11th Five-Year Plan" Textbook).
²Professor Li Kang compiled the 6th, 7th, and 8th editions ofMedical Statistics(national-level "12th Five-Year Plan", "13th Five-Year Plan", and "14th Five-Year Plan" textbooks) for majors in basic medicine, clinical medicine, public health, and stomatology, published by People's Medical Publishing House. He also oversaw the development of accompanying digital textbooks. Additionally, he served as associate editor forMedical Statistics and Research Methods(1st edition, national planned textbook for postgraduates) andHealth Informatics Management(1st and 2nd editions, national planned textbook for public health majors), both published by People's Medical Publishing House.
²Professor Liu Meina compiled the 9th edition ofHealth Statistics(national planned textbook for public health majors) published by People's Medical Publishing House. She also served as associate editor forHealth Management Statistics and Software Applications(1st edition, national planned textbook for health management and related majors) and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions ofMedical Statistics and SPSS Software Implementation Methods(national planned textbook for clinical medicine majors) published by Science Press.
²Professor Sui Hong served as associate editor forPsychological Statistics(national planned textbook for psychology and related majors) published by People's Medical Publishing House.
²Professor Liu Yan served as associate editor for the digital textbook accompanying the 8th edition ofMedical Statistics.
Talent Recruitment Requirements
The department seeks professional talents who meet the following criteria:
1. Love the motherland, abide by national laws and regulations, possess good moral character and professional ethics, hold a high level of academic competence, demonstrate innovation awareness and teamwork spirit, and are in good physical and mental health.
2. Hold a doctoral degree, possess forward-thinking perspectives and practical capabilities in health statistics or mathematics, and can contribute to the development of the discipline.
3. Are high-level professionals at home and abroad with profound academic attainments or significant development potential.
Discipline Development
The national second-level discipline corresponding to Health Statistics is Epidemiology and Health Statistics. This discipline is currently a key discipline of Heilongjiang Province and a key construction discipline under the "211 Project". It offers both master's and doctoral degree programs.
As an interdisciplinary subject, Health Statistics integrates statistical theories and methods with relevant medical knowledge. It applies statistical principles and methods to medical research and the management of health care services, including research planning, data analysis and evaluation, statistical forecasting, and the presentation of statistical results. Statistical support is indispensable for various research activities in biomedicine, such as experimental research, clinical trial studies, epidemiological research, and public health management.
